Sunday, March 27, 2011

the year was 1971..........we had only met the year before............word has it, i asked him out for our first date...(we were at a church college, no dances, and our freshman girls club had a formal dinner valentine's day......i did ask)................this is our first date................a year later............from that girl ask guy dinner...............we were on our way........our song....".we've only just begun"............................................white lace and promises.....a kiss for luck and we're on our way..........forty years.........oh my, is that possible..............where has it gone.................................................i have come to love him so much more than did that twenty year old girl knew possible............................................he has held me up.............and is my one true thing...........................................we've only just begun..........................................i am blessed!

Saturday, March 26, 2011

in case you have wondered where i have been...........................................i have been busy with craft room helpers.................................back to normal soon.............................................i am blessed!

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

recently i found this old post office cubbie ............our neighbor passed away last year and his wife has been selling off some of their collection.......................so i left a bid on this treasure......we think it might be an old post office cubbie, but not sure....................i did think it would be perfect for my wool stash....although a few tiny baskets suddenly found a new home..........it sits at the bottom of the stairs, and everytime i look at it, i think of the man with a warm smile and a white pick-up that always, gave a toot on his horn when passing by...................................................................i am blessed!

Sunday, March 13, 2011

the project of the day........week........heaven only knows how long.............................but it is the next step for work on this rug...........................................then..............................ready for a new project........there are lots now, just waiting in the wool room...........................waiting for selecting.....planning........oh maybe a road trip thrown in there for a color or two..............anyway, time to get to the finish work............................................i am blessed!

Friday, March 11, 2011

it is just a sentimental journey.........walk through any antique photo album.......just listen to the voices of the ones before us........oh the stories they could tell..........

i am way to sentimental......my girls don't understand my tears sometimes....or.....why i save so much stuff..............................m' i know why........i connect with the past and can't seem to let it go..................................i love antique photo albums..............................just did an ebay search......seeing photos of someone's loved ones, forever gone...............off to some distant state.........staring at faces that could tell us so much......................i can't help but wonder, did no one care about the photos.....or were all relatives gone............................................i remember my great grand dad wampler telling my granny.........when i am gone...do not sell my pictures at auction...............................there were many things for sale that day, but granny kept her promise...............................................i have copied many of their pictures, hoping to preserve them for my future generations.................hoping they won't sell at auction.............and knowing that grammy was sentimental..........................................i am blessed!

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

my heart is so full........................................our first visit, with all grands together.................linking with www.1890gablehousemusings.blogspot.com today.....doesn't get much yummier than this........................................................................................................................................ i am blessed

Monday, March 7, 2011

it was hooking day in our neck of the woods......eight of us......bonded by friendship & love of hooking........today we met on the hill.......................nestled in the woods is MaryJane's hideaway.........her dream cabin....................................she so loves to share it with us......and we are delighted.............as always, a treat to visit this woman of many talents...........she can rustle up the best viddles................we never leave hungry...........................................oh how hooking day is just what the soul needs.....................friendships woven together with......hugs.....laughter.......tears......................................................i am blessed!

Friday, March 4, 2011

well......not much to post about today......but i snapped this photo the other day while rearranging................just some tools of the trade............................................i am blessed!

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

welcome spring......open the door and step on in...........refresh our souls and spirits from a very long winter...............

my mom's ironstone.....for a little fresher look.................

oh to dine in the freshness of a sunlit spring day..............

just a little touch of spring................where have you been.......we have been waiting for you for so long...................................step on in and stay with us awhile.........................oh this little touch of spring....i so thank you for your visit..........................................i am so blessed!

Mustard Seed Hill

Country Neighbors

About Me

I am just an ordinary woman...I live in a modern world with a passion for the old. I would rather wear denim, than a fancy dress...have a rusty granite pan, instead of fine china...stand in awe of an old log cabin, than be invited to a mansion. Give me an old rusty bucket... an old wooden box...an old tattered quilt and my heart is full. My family thinks I am a little off...but my friends who know me, share my passion as well.....I am so blessed!